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Patty Murray: “The EITC is designed to help the working poor. It is probably the most targeted means-tested tax benefit in the entire…”

On the recordApril 2, 2003
The EITC is designed to help the working poor. It is probably the most targeted means-tested tax benefit in the entire Federal code.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington
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congress.gov
Apr 2, 2003

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Murray highlights the purpose and importance of the EITC.

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